Corallina tuna J.Ellis & Solander 1786
Current name:
Halimeda tuna (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux
1. Subsurface utricles each bearing three surface utricles. 2. Surface view of outermost utricles. 3. Habit (Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan), May 2005E.A.Titlyanov et al.
Publication Details
Corallina tuna J.Ellis & Solander 1786: 111, pl. 20: fig. e (as 'Corallina Tuna')
Published in: Ellis, J. & Solander, D. (1786). The natural history of many curious and uncommon zoophytes, collected from various parts of the globe by the late John Ellis...Systematically arranged and described by the late Daniel Solander, M.D., F.R.S. &c.. pp. [i]-xii, [1]-208, 63 pls. London: Printed for Benjamin White and Son, at Horace's Head, Fleet-Street and Peter Elmsly, in the Strand.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (lectotype) of the genus Corallina is Corallina officinalis Linnaeus.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Halimeda tuna (J.Ellis & Solander) J.V.Lamouroux.
Source of Synonymy
Lamouroux, J.V.F. (1816). Histoire des polypiers coralligènes flexibles, vulgairement nommés zoophytes. pp. [i]-lxxxiv, chart, [1]-560, [560, err], pls I-XIX, uncol. by author. Caen: De l'imprimerie de F. Poisson.
Type Information
Type locality: Mediterranean Sea; (Silva & al. 1996: 872)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 23 November 1998 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 16 June 2022
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Nomenclatural note
"Tuna" is a noun, a Spanish name for the Prickyl-Pear cactus (Opuntia). It may have origins in the Taino language of the Caribbean. - (02 June 2020) - M.D. Guiry
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Citing AlgaeBase
Cite this record as:
M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 16 June 2022. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 01 April 2025
